Re: SQL*Net and firewalls

Enrico Badella <softstar_at_pol88a.polito.it> wrote:
>I have been told that there are problems getting SQL*Net thru firewalls
>but no reason was given.

Its because SQL*Net can change the port its transmitting over depending on your Oracle installation configuration.

>Since next week I'll be working onto permitting access to my network to
>client/server apps based on SQL*Net I'm looking for suggestions. Or
>should I just consider this info a rumors and do usual packet filtering?

There are a couple of firewalls which support _real_ SQL*Net proxies, I suggest you post to comp.security.firewalls and ask which ones do (Off the top of my head, Firewall-1 and Raptor Eagle support SQL*Net, and Gauntlet supports at least Sybase SQL, there could be others by now, I last looked at this about 2 months ago)

Cheers

...Les...

>Thanks
>eb

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